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The former Governor of old Anambra State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Jim Nwobodo, has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for his commitment and contributions to the remarkable feats recorded by the Rangers International Football Club of Enugu in lifting the 2015/2016 Nigerian …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations following the score draw against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Johannesburg Saturday. The President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), “joins millions of …

By Debo Oshundun Lagos, Nov.16, 2018 The Stand-in Captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, on Friday said that the Nigerian national team would not play for a draw in South Africa. The Super Eagles are scheduled to play the second leg of Group E top-of-the-table clash with South Africa …

Six schools from the South-Western states in Nigeria will battle for the maiden South West Hockey Foundation trophy in Ibadan. The U-16 challenge trophy is an improved version of the annual GCI Quadrangular Hockey Competition to accommodate all the states in the region. Government College, Ibadan, who are the 2016, …

Madrid, Nov. 14, 2018 European champions Real Madrid have handed Santiago Solari a contract as first team coach through to June 2021, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday. The 42-year-old Argentine has led the team to four wins in four games since taking over as interim manager in …

Asaba, Nov. 13, 2018 Players of Super Eagles have praised Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for his incentive of $25,000 for every goal in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. They, in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, admitted that the incentive would motivate them …

Abuja, Nov. 14, 2018 Nigeria’s national under-20 side will face their counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the WAFU Under-20 Cup Tournament, an official said on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is billed for Lome, the capital of …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has stated that the deliberate policies introduced by his administration have restored the legacy of the state as a breeding ground for sporting talents in Nigeria. Gov. Ugwuanyi added that the policies have also ensured that the state reaped the full benefits of sports …

Umuahia, Nov. 7, 2018 The Commissioner for Sports in Abia, Dr. Martins Okoji, says Team Abia will compete in 22 games at the National Sports Festival holding in Abuja from Dec. 6. The commissioner made the disclosure on Wednesday when he received the NSF Unity Torch for the 19th edition …

By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, Nov. 1, 2018 FCT Angels of Abuja on Thursday whipped the Kanem Queens of Maiduguri 152-5 in their final match at the ongoing Abuja qualifiers of the 14th Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League. In the game, the Abuja-based FCT Angels who lost 27-46 in their first game …

Madrid, Oct. 31, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FC Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi returned to training earlier than expected with the Spanish La Liga giants on Wednesday as the forward continues his recovery from an arm injury. The injury has so far kept him out of the team’s wins against Inter …

Leicester (UK), Oct. 28, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Leicester City Football Club’s owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was among five people on board a helicopter which crashed and then exploded after an English Premier League match on Saturday. A source close to the club said on Sunday that also on board …

Barcelona (Spain), Oct. 28, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FC Barcelona forward Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-1 on Sunday in a highly entertaining ‘Clasico’ at Camp Nou. But beyond this, it was a game which surely will signal the end of hapless coach Julen Lopetegui’s …

Kigali, Oct. 26, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FIFA has set up a task force to examine president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a new Club World Cup and Global Nations League, avoiding a damaging split with UEFA over the controversial proposals. Infantino told a news conference that the task force would present its …

By Emmanuel Jonathan, JP. The 2018 Aiteo Cup (otherwise known as the Federation Cup) may have come and gone but the drama and miraculous manner with which the Rangers International Football Club clinched the Cup would remain a story that would be told and referenced while discussing issues relating …

Following the remarkable feat recorded by Rangers International Football Club of Enugu in the finals of the 2018 AITEO Cup competition on Wednesday, which saw the club staging one of the greatest comebacks to lift the trophy, the Enugu State Government has thanked all enthusiastic fans of Rangers across the …

Manchester (UK), Oct. 25, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola says it will be impossible for him to ever coach another club in England and says he is now a Mancunian for life. Guardiola, who led Manchester City to the English Premier League title last season with a …

Barcelona, Oct. 24, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter Milan to take control of Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Midfielder Rafinha opened the scoring against the club where he spent the latter half of …

Chimezie Anaso Awka, Oct. 24, 2018 Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in the finals of 2018 Aiteo Cup in Asaba on Wednesday. The veterans and other supporters of the Flying Antelopes who spoke to the News Agency of …

Dortmund (Germany), Oct. 24, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) (Reuters) Borussia Dortmund cruised past Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their Champions League match on Wednesday with two goals from substitute Raphael Guerreiro helping propel them to the top of Group A. The Germans, unbeaten in all competitions so far this season but without injured …

Abuja, Oct. 23, 2018 World football governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay post-humous respect to late former Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini. Yekini, who would have clocked 55 on Tuesday, was until his death Nigeria’s senior national football team highest …

IBADAN – First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Football Club of Lagos on Saturday, October 20, 2018, emerged champions of the 32ndedition of the All Financial Institutions Football Competition (AFIFC) defeating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Football Club of Abuja by four goals to two via penalties in a pulsating match …

As the Enugu Rangers International Football Club battles Kano Pillars of Kano State in this year’s NFF/AITEO Federation Cup finals in Asaba, Delta State capital on Wednesday, October 24, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all enthusiastic fans of Rangers and indeed the Igbo nation, to offer …

New York, Oct. 17, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and the streaming service DAZN have agreed to a five-year, 11-fight deal that will pay the boxer at least 365 million dollars (about N131 billion). The deal is the highest-paying athlete contract in history. DAZN became the broadcast …

By Victor Okoye, Nicholas Obisike Abuja, Enugu, Oct. 16, 2018 Odion Ighalo on Tuesday scored twice for the Super Eagles to beat Libya 3-2 and shoot to the top of Group E in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighalo scored in …